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1937 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion
Sun Bowl, L 6–7 vs. West Virginia
Conference Border Conference
Record8–4 (3–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Base defense 6–2
Captains
Home stadium Tech Field
Seasons
←  1936
1938 →
1937 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
New Mexico A&M 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Arizona 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas Mines 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
New Mexico 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1937 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title. Texas Tech was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to West Virginia. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 6–04,200 [1]
September 25at Texas*
L 12–2510,000 [2]
October 2 Montana*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 6–138,000
October 9at Detroit*
L 0–3411,000
October 16 Arizona
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 20–04,500
October 23 New Mexico
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 27–07,500
October 30at Oklahoma A&M*
W 14–6
November 5at Loyola (LA)* New Orleans, LAW 25–65,000
November 11 Duquesne*dagger
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–012,000 [3] [4]
November 20at Centenary*
W 7–27,000 [5]
November 25 Creighton*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 27–07,000
January 1vs. West Virginia*
L 6–712,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[6]

References

  1. ^ "Texas Tech wins over Flagstaff". The Austin American-Statesman. September 19, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Roach breaks leg as Longhorn crush Tech Matadors, 25–12". The Kilgore Daily News. September 26, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech Upsets Dukes, 13-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech Top Dukes, 13 To 0 (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 24. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Centenary loses rough game". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.


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